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2023's Forgotten Games
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RobRSG
Member
Wish I played a better port of this game at first.
For a game with an 89 metascore it feels completely forgotten.
Seems like Hogwarts came out a week an a half later and basically erased it from existence, then RE4 Remake came out and took over the spot of "that 2023 remake of a beloved survival horror game " in the mind of most people
Had a terrible experience with the PC version and its traversal stutter.
Finally will have the chance to play the XSX version with GamePass.
With Hogwarts, the problem with the game is just strictly political.
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ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
Oh, I saw somewhere else and remembered the game called... Diablo 4. Vanished in 6 months, wow.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Must be an anomaly but I really didn't like Atomic Heart. Amazing art for sure but the melee combat, constant spawning enemies, hours in corridors.
It kinda just felt like they threw everything from the "ideas meetings" into the game.
And the constant banter is unbearable. LIke... it is constant.
It kinda just felt like they threw everything from the "ideas meetings" into the game.
And the constant banter is unbearable. LIke... it is constant.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
)What game is this? Looks cool.
Best shooter of the year, but it came out so early it has become somewhat forgotten.
Yes yes "bad voice acting" blah blah I enjoyed it a ton with russian VO. Looking forward to all DLCs being out so I can replay it.
Are we talking bigger games?
Three of my GOTY candidates included.
Fire Emblem Engage
Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Small games.
Will be quickly forgotten.
Three of my GOTY candidates included.
Baten Kaitos 1 + 2
Small games.
Will be quickly forgotten.
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El Muerto
Member
I legit really liked this game. It's essentially a single player Payday game, with a crime management sim, mixed with roguelike, and has a bunch of old people calling each other a c*&ck sucker. Game isnt for the easily offended.What about this gem, anyone remember CRIME BOSS: ROCKAY CITY
This is one game I don't think I'd install even if it was free.
RAIDEN1
Member
It is needlessly treading old ground in now bringing out a sequel to this when part 4 should be coming onto the horizon, it has been a long enough gap since part 3 anyway...
Denton
Member
They released quite a few updates, I want to try it out when it gets out of EGS jail. The campaign structure seems pretty original.
LavitzSlambert
Member
Lies of P
Lots of games that went under the radar, it was a tough year. Not that it would be obscured, but I'm glad Silksong won't hit until 2024. Should be an easier year to stand out from the crowd to get what it's due. Hollow Knight had it happen in 2017 and that doesn't deserve a repeat.
Lots of games that went under the radar, it was a tough year. Not that it would be obscured, but I'm glad Silksong won't hit until 2024. Should be an easier year to stand out from the crowd to get what it's due. Hollow Knight had it happen in 2017 and that doesn't deserve a repeat.
U n i o n 0015
Member
Best shooter of the year, but it came out so early it has become somewhat forgotten.
Yes yes "bad voice acting" blah blah I enjoyed it a ton with russian VO. Looking forward to all DLCs being out so I can replay it.
This is a $20 game for me. I'm waiting for it to get there.
...and for them to add the ray-tracing they hyped up.
drotahorror
Member
EGS strikes again.
Tchia.
A lovely and wholesome game that never really landed but I'm not really sure why. A diamond in the rough for sure.
TwiztidElf
Member
+1 for Bayonetta Origins. Amazing game.
At this point it's got slot number 3 in my personal 2023 goty voting.
At this point it's got slot number 3 in my personal 2023 goty voting.
MonkeyClaw36
Member
Trepang2. It came and went. It's 1 of my favorite games of 2023 along with Robocop.
The Cockatrice
Member
Bad-average games are always forgotten.
BlackTron
Member
It barely got reviewed by major websites.
Before I review it, I have to pronounce it.
Guilty_AI
Member
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MonkeyClaw36
Member
And average-good games get buried under the lackluster and stale yearly AAA installments. Scores mean shit.
The Cockatrice
Member
Only to already established online franchises such as cod or fifa. If a singleplayer game would get low scores, gaf and most sheep consumers would refuse to even look at it, and sometimes even have a meltdown.
GymWolf
Member
I liked the game a lot but it is not the best shooter of the year, cmon.
Best shooter of the year, but it came out so early it has become somewhat forgotten.
Yes yes "bad voice acting" blah blah I enjoyed it a ton with russian VO. Looking forward to all DLCs being out so I can replay it.
YeulEmeralda
Member
FF16. That one died quickly.
MonkeyClaw36
Member
Robocop is a prime example of the complete opposite. I get what you mean and its a damn shame that smaller devs with GREAT games never get the attention and praise they deserve.
The only AAA game I bought this year is Hogwarts. Rest were from mid-tier studios and I enjoyed them WAY more than AC 594, CoD189 etc etc.
AAA currently refers to their name, how well known a studio is. Not the content they shit out.
AC Mirage an AAA game? FUCK NO! The first AC was, now its just a rinse and repeat cycle. Same goes with CoD, Fifa... They are rehashes with the same old mechanics. A fresh shell doesnt justify AAA by any means.
Robocop, now THATS an AAA game to me. Dares to be different. Looks WAY better then anything currently available using UE5. THAT was an AAA experience to me.
The Cockatrice
Member
Yes and no. I havent played it yet, but, I would add it to the established franchise list, for boomers and millennials anyway. It's a huge classic for us and even if it turned out average most of us would prolly still buy it just to check it out. You dont get these kind of games very often. I'd love a game based on Escape from New York, or similar stuff.
Guilty_AI
Member
Especially with HROT and Turbo Overkill also from this year.
GymWolf
Member
Or you know...robocop or darktide.
Dr.Morris79
Member
I never forgot! I loved that damn game..Atomic Heart
Dr.Morris79
Member
And the winner is..!
Let's all try to remember PlayStation portal in eight weeks too.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
I liked it. Art is great. It can be pretty slow paced but some of the puzzles are decent. Worth a playthroughCan't believe I'm on second page an no mention of this. notice it's missing from early Goty nominee lists also. Obv not Goty but no love for soundtrack? Art?
Denton
Member
It is for me, although I am not claiming I played every shooter made this year. Feel free to list your favourites.
I do put huge emphasis on atmosphere and visual design though, and I doubt there is anything better at those than AH.
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MonkeyClaw36
Member
Hogwarts had huge exposure and isn't forgotten. What dafuq are they smokin'.
GymWolf
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Kiya's Guard
Member
This year has been filled with games, so interest in a particular one fades away quite quickly. Ultra consumeeee
MonkeyClaw36
Member
Looks sick! Which game is this?
Best shooter of the year, but it came out so early it has become somewhat forgotten.
Yes yes "bad voice acting" blah blah I enjoyed it a ton with russian VO. Looking forward to all DLCs being out so I can replay it.
Little Chicken
Member
Spiderman 2 came out and people laughed at the bugs for a week.
Radio silence since then.
Radio silence since then.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
I am playing through it, but even at its best it never reaches the highs of Nioh 2 or Strangers of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. The overreliance on parrying and boring elemental magic system for it dissappoints. I am still having fun with the flying ki blast martial art on DLC gauntlets. The elementaly enchanted stick spam is also bonkers.
Its improved quite a bit with the recent patches, but Wo Long does suffer quite badly in that on higher difficulties you really get funnelled towards very specific builds to make headway if you aren't extremely skilled. It reminds me very much of the first Nioh in that respect.
The brilliance of Nioh2 was that as the difficulty climbed no single trick or buff was ever strong enough to compensate, and so you had to layer in complimentary stuff to reach peak DPS. Making creating end-game builds actually interesting.
With Wo Long you're pretty much forced into fighting the horribly skewed RNG to get a single gear set (Zhurong), with a specific weapon set with a specific martial art (Turning Clouds) and simply burning down everything as fast as possible.
Hopefully they'll broaden options out a bit with the last DLC -and I do appreciate that each DLC is so much tougher than the previous one- and stop using loot drop-rate as a crutch. The fundamentals of the game are great, and the Abyss replacement 1000 mile journey is really fun, but it all feels noticably "thinner" than Nioh, and nothing compared to Nioh 2.